Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-12-16

at uescrlD1nR q laoy'S QreSS, put my impress
sion is that she wore light fawn colored
ecrue with some sort of facing of lighter
colored material about the waist. Perhaps it
was basque, but no matter, it was her pretty
bright face, soft speaking eyes and bewitch-
ing smile that impressed me and everybody
else. 1t is a constant surprise to everyone
who sees her that SO young person, and one
who before her debut as the first lady of the
land had seen so little of public llfe has SO
readily adapted herself to the trying circum-
stances in which she is placed. She is never
embarrassed, always ready. pleasant, digni-
fed, graceful, and her cordial grasp of the
hand pretty bow, pleasant greeting and ever
changing but always charming smile captiv-
ated every one of the two thousand that day
who approached her. I saw her stoop to take
the hand of little tot led by its mother and
smile upon her as pleasantly as she did upon
DR.. McCosh, the venerable Scotch divine of
fourscore years. heard a gentleman say
''See, she smiles upon all and with a different
smile for each" Undoubtedly she is q re-
, markable woman.
LAUGHABLE INCIDENT.
While everything pertaining to this recep-
ton was highly decorous and formal, there was
one amusing incident. Rev. DR.. Burchard was
among the company, he who during the late
Presidential campaign, by his memorable ALI
teration--Rum, Romanism and Rebellion, so
estranged many Catholics, it was thought,
that the.vote of New York was lost to his can
didate, Mr. Blaine, and afterwards his own
church was lost to him through the indigna-
ton of his Republican parishioners and he has
been known ever since as ''the three RS
Burchard." DIR. Burchard has known Mr..
Cleveland for years but though he has been in
Washington several times since his election,
he would never call on him, and only this time
agreed to do so after considerable solicitation
from his friends. When DR.. B. approached his
political enemy who he is credited with hav-
ing placed in the White House, Mr.. Dodge
took his hand and with knowing smile and
sly twinkle of the eye. presented him say
ing, MIR. President, I know that you will be
delighted to see the Rev. Dr. Burchard of
New York" DR.. B. looked confused and
smiled an awkward smile, while the President
laughing gave him hearty shake of the hand
and welcomed him warmly. Everybody near
Uttered, and on being presented the next in
slant to Mrs. Cleveland, she shook his hand
very emphatically, smiling with a most quiz
ical expression. Everyone seemed to take in the
ludicrous feature of the situation the litter
broke into laugh and the laugh into loud
ha-ha in which everyone joined with much
glee, in the midst of which the unlucky D. D.
escaped into the conservatory.
v1RGINIANs PRESENT.
For more than an hour the handshaking
went on. the company after leaving the East
room walking through the elegant apartments,
admiring the handsome furniture pictures
and statuary and the rare plants and flowers
in the conservatory, and finally slowly leaving
the building by another door, nor did the last
of the processio.l succeed in getting into the
room until many of the first had gone out and
made room for them. Among the Virginians
present I noticed Rev. DR.. W. 7. Richardson
and Mrs. Richardson, and Rev. Dr. Hatcher,
of Richmond; Rev. DIR. Graham, and his son,
Rev. Mr.. Graham, of Winchester; 81. D. Peck,
Esq, of Augusta; Rev. W. L. Flemming, now
of Lynchburg, and others.
WORD ABOUT THE FASHIONS.
1t is conceived in Washington that this is to
be winter of high neck dresses in society.
Mrs. Cleveland sets the example by wearing
hers SO, and has administered gentle rebuke
to the wearers of the unbecoming extraordina-
rily low cut dress of late years, by having her
own cut modestly and becomingly. AS to the
gentlemen's wear, never were there SO many
Prince Albert coats well buttoned up towards
the chin seen before. The President wears his
that way, yon see. Well, somebody must lead
the fashion, and why not the head of the Ma
ton and his sweet wife. Tc.M.